THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 9, 1939
ARMY OF
OF DOCK WORKERS FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
London, To-day.
TO MEET THE NEEDS of the country at ports, in any cir- cumstances arising out of the war, the Transport Minister will have at his disposal a great civilian force. This is being created as the result of an agreement reached between the Minister of Labour, the National Council of Port Labour Employers, and the transport and gen- eral Workers' and Associated Unions.
GERMAN FLYINGBOAT
SHOT DOWN
London, To-day.
An Air Force recon- naissance aircraft patrol- ling in the North Sea yesterday shot down a German air force flying- boat and directed a ship in the vicinity to the rescue of the crew of the flying-boat who were clinging to the wreck- age.-Reuter.
DOES THIS MEAN YOU?
Mr.
London, To-day.
The scheme provides for the volun- tary enrolment of dock labour will- ing to transfer to any port as neces- sity may arise and where the num- ber of registered dock-workers is in- adequate.
Lists of volunteers will be
pre- pared at the Union's port offices and normal arrangements for transferring the men will be made by the local Labour Exchange machinery.
Long distance transfer will only take place where at least six days' work is expected.
The
free
.FREE TRAVELLING Government provides travelling expenses and there are arrangements for subsistence allow- ances and guaranteed minimum earn- ings.
The scheme has been evolved from proposals made by the Union which states that the whole problem has been dealt with on an industrial basis by mutual arrangement and while assuming the necessary labour force, avoids introducing a mass of tem- porary unskilled men .and retains work for the experienced docker.
UNION APPEAL
The Union appeals to dockers to volunteer "In the interests not only of the war, which are vital, but for the sake of their own future" | and concludes by asking members to make a success of the scheme which preserves civilian liberties and en- ables the industry to carry on effec- tively under civilian conditions.-Bri-
Leslie Hore-Belisha,tish Wireless. the Secretary of State for
War, was interviewed yester- TOUR OF
day by the London correspon-
dent of a French newspaper. R.A.F.
He said that "in a year we shall have as many men at the front as you."
He explained that this country could not enrol all its men at once, as it was not possible to equip and Instruct them at once. They must proceed by sections.
He also referred to the transport to France of the British Expeditionary Force and the shipment of its equip- ment, which he said was carried out
without a hitch.-Reuter..
GAYDA PLAYS THE HITLER GAME
Rome, To-day.
AERODROME
London, To-day.
The Secretary for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, yesterday took Sir John Simon, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, on a tour of one of the largest aerodromes in England,
Sir John, chatted with the pilots in one of the hangars and also in- spected the petrol-driven mobile stoves which keep food warm for 24 hours.
Later, he watched a baseball game, the R.A.F. players including several men from the Colamies and the Do-
"For the sake of European minions who had taught the game to
civilisation, Italy
invites
great and responsible nations to face realities so that they
their colleagues.-Reuter.
VOLUNTEER COOKING
can withdraw in time from men, inspected their aeroplanes, tents. The Ministers talked with pilots and writes messing rooms, and their mobile field kitchen, or cooking trailers capable of
the
fatal brink,"
Hitler's proposals in "Voce D'Italia."
Signor Gayda, discussing cooking a meal for two or three hun- the dred men in a short time, run volun- tarlly by some of the wives of the officers, from which hot meals are take
Signor Gayda says that the pro- posals are not confined to a mere supplied to those whose Jobs suggestion of the suspension of hos- them beyond the reach of camp kit- Hlities, they aim at planning thechens.
They also saw for themselves the general conditions of life in a unit ceaselessly on duty in war--British Wireless.
construction of a new order in Europe founded on solidarity of interests.
"It is sald that the proposals are vague but it would be truer to say they point the way. "They are not exhaustive and do not enter on final details which to-day are unnacesUNTY.
"The elements of the proposals correspond to very profound causes of the European crisis. Router.
Mr. T. V. Soong, head of the Bank of China and the Bank of Canton, returned from Chungking during the week-end.
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LEN HARVEY IN THE R.A.F.- Len Harvey, the famous British heavy-weight boxer, is now serving with the Forces as a Sergeant In- structor. Photograph shows Sergt. L. Harvey stepping out with a fellow Sergeant. (By Air Mail. Copyright).
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